Contact  Tom Perreault, Director of Undergraduate Studies, 529 Eggers Hall, 315-443-9467.

Faculty Jacob Bendix, Peng Gao, John Mercer, Susan W. Millar, Don Mitchell, Mark Monmonier, Anne E. Mosher, Alison Mountz, Thomas Perreault, Jane M. Read, David J. Robinson, Tod D. Rutherford, Farhana Sultana, John C. Western, Robert M. Wilson, Jamie L. Winders

Geographers are concerned with social, spatial, and environmental processes in human and natural systems, with a focus on critical theory, practical application, analysis, and interventions. Of central importance to the study of geography are relations between diverse social groups, as well as between people and their natural and human-built environments. Coursework spans the social and natural sciences, and includes cartography, geographic information systems (GIS) and other technologies for analyzing spatial information. Many geography students combine majors and minors in other fields to prepare themselves for careers in environmental analysis and resource management, urban and regional development, international relations, conflict resolution, public service, and more.   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The program leading to a B.A. in geography requires at least 33 credits in geography, 21 of which must be at the upper division (i.e. 300-level or above). All students must take GEO 103, 171, and 155, as well as a techniques requirement (GEO 381, 383, or 386) and a capstone senior seminar (GEO 491). Students are encouraged to concentrate the remainder of their credits in one of five tracks:

Environmental Systems and Landscape Dynamics
GEO 318    Tropical Environments
GEO 315    Global Environmental Change
GEO 316    River Environments
GEO 317    Mountain Environments
GEO 319    Cold Environments
GEO 314    Hazardous Environments
GEO 326    Weather and Climate
GEO 555    Biogeography
GEO 583    Environmental Geographical Information Science
and appropriate topics courses (GEO 200, 300, 400, 500)

Nature, Society, Sustainability
GEO 203    Society and the Politics of Nature
GEO 315    Global Environmental Change
GEO 316    River Environments
GEO 317    Mountain Environments
GEO 318    Tropical Environments
GEO 319    Cold Environments
GEO 353    Environmental Justice
GEO 356    Environmental Thought
GEO 384    American Environmental History and Geography
GEO 558    Development and Sustainability
and appropriate topics courses (GEO 200, 300, 400, 500)

Globalization, Development and Citizenship
GEO 105    World Geography
GEO 272    World Cultures
GEO 273    World Political Economy
GEO 305    Population Change
GEO 322    Globalization and Environment In Latin America
GEO 323    Latino USA
GEO 325    Colonialism in Latin America
GEO 331    European Union
GEO 361    Global Economic Geography
GEO 367    Gender in a Globalizing World
GEO 372    Political Geography
GEO 388    Geographic Information and Society
GEO 500    Geographies of Space and Sexuality
GEO 558    Development and Sustainability
GEO 563    The Urban Condition
GEO 564    Urban Historical Geography
GEO 573    The Geography of Capital
GEO 595    Geography and the Internet
and appropriate topics courses (GEO 200, 300, 400, 500)

Culture, Justice, and Urban Space, or
GEO 105    World Geography           
GEO 219    American Diversity and Unity (Honors)   
GEO 272    World Cultures
GEO 273    World Political Economy
GEO 311    New North Americas
GEO 313    United States
GEO 353    Environmental Justice
GEO 362    The European City
GEO 363    Cites of North America
GEO 372    Political Geography
GEO 500    Geography of Memory
GEO 558    Sustainable Development
GEO 563    Urban Condition
GEO 564    Urban Historical Geography
GEO 572    Landscape Interpretation in Cultural Geography
GEO 573    The Geography of Capital
GEO 576    Gender, Space, Place
GEO 500    Geographies of Space and Sexuality
GEO 500    Borders in Syracuse          
and appropriate topics courses (GEO 200, 300, 400, 500)

Geographic Information Science: Analysis, Modeling, and Applications
GEO ** 200-level course (to be proposed)   
GEO 500    GIS and Hydro Modeling
GEO 381    Cartograhic Design       
GEO 383    Geographical Information Science
GEO 386    Spatial Statistics
GEO 388    Geographic Information and Society
GEO 595    Geography and the Internet
GEO 583    Environmental Geographical Information Science
and appropriate topics courses (GEO 200, 300, 400, 500)

The department provides students who meet certain academic requirements (including independent research and a senior thesis) the opportunity to graduate with distinction.